There were also veterans from the Irish Services, cartoon characters to occupy the kids, soldiers and cowboys from the wild west, and the best part of a dozen floats constructed and operated by members of the local business community.Įarlier in the day a craft, vegetable and artichoke market had occupied the lot adjacent to the medical centre. There was the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums, Footwork Dance, Benijofar Dance as well as rythmic drummers provided by la Zenia Boulevard Maria and her Pink Ladies were the chosen aid organisation, meandering through the crowds as they sought donations for their very worthwhile cancer charity, while the novelty acts included colourful stilt walkers, mirrors and punks as well as Brazilian Samba dancers, angels and demons from Valencia, acrobats and performers from the Sparta Gym in San Miguel.
Comprising a record number of over 40 clubs, associations, communities, dance schools and floats, the streets overflowed with demonstrations of the many different aspects of Orihuela life. The wheeled brigade was, as usual, made up of a multitude of classic motorcycles, vintage scooters and cars followed by St Patrick himself, and the Irish Prison Officers Band which led the actual parade. With the area awash with blue skies, and as the dignitaries marched proudly at the head, the parade got underway on the dot of 3 o clock. Brazil Carnival Videos 66.2K subscribers Subscribe 25K views 2 years ago sambadancers Watch now Brazilian carnival dancers samba dancing at Rio Parade. Representing the municipality of Orihuela were the councillors for Tourism and the Coast, Sofía Álvarez, who has done so much in circumnavigating municipal bureaucracy, and Luisa Boné, along with the Councillor for health, Noelia Grao.Īt a short ceremony prior to the parade getting underway both Sofía Álvarez and Ruth Egan, wife of the Grand Marshall, were presented with flowers by the organising committee. Led by Grand Marshall Big Joe Egan, once described by former World Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson as ‘The toughest white man on the planet,’ there was no shortage of music and drinks, dancing and laughter, as the community invited all comers, whatever their nationality, to join in with the local craic. With almost 40 groups taking part in the parade, one of the most notable being the Moors and Christians contingent from Orihuela city, this was undoubtedly the most colourful and uninhibited parade that we have ever seen marching through the streets of Cabo Roig. Now listed by National Geographic as 9th in the top ten best parades in the world, and still climbing, watch out Dublin as Cabo Roig moves ever closer to overtaking the event held in the Irish capital.
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